July 5-7, Sunday-Tuesday
We started experiencing a sour square aspect between Sun and Saturn last Sunday and its impact continues through Monday and Tuesday. This brings friction between the duties and necessities we have and our need for nurturing ourselves, family, and security. The best way to ride this energy is to balance our desires, duties, security, emotions, and family matters. Play the long game, but be mindful of short breaks and immediate matters.
You may also feel drained and not have energy or motivation through this period. Try not to force things. Take a single step if you still want progress rather than a long walk, and focus on one concrete thing.
Finally, be mindful of not going into conflict with authority, whether at home, on the street, or at work.
July 7, Tuesday
Neptune will start its retrograde on Tuesday and will continue this movement until December 12. When Neptune retrogrades, it reveals its illusions and lifts its veiling effect. So you may realize and learn the reality of some things in your life, especially around things you started in the last year or so. You may learn about the source of your anger, motivation, impulses and battles in the recent months.
It is a great time to identify and quit your addictions, if you have any and want to. There will likely be an increase in the number of dreams you have. If you see some symbols in them, try to remember and think about them because these will be messages from your subconscious, not nonsense.
It is also a great time to revive any of your spiritual, religious or charity-related activities that you had but fell out of routine.
July 9, Thursday
Venus has been moving in Leo for almost a month and gave us this flirty, glamorous and warm energy. This week, it will drastically change its tune by stepping in Virgo.
Venus in Virgo can bring obsession and criticism around beauty, harmony and material desires. We may find it hard to come into an agreement as well since this energy will push us toward perfection.
It is not the best time to find your ideal date, fulfill your desire, have aesthetic operations, or spend on glamour. However, we may use this energy for reflection, correction and healing. If we had a previous agreement that does not fit into our desire, or a relationship that needs to be fixed, whether business, romance or friendship, this is the time for review. Just make sure to not fall into the trap of perfectionism. This energy will be in effect until August 6, when Venus will pass into Libra.
July 10-11, Friday-Saturday
When Venus is in Virgo, it is a beneficial energy to use for any medical treatment regarding skin and anything that impacts our look. Again, not for aesthetic reasons, but for medical needs, as we will be obsessed with the aesthetic side of things, which may lead us to wrong decisions.
Between Friday and Saturday, there is a Chiron trine to Venus, making this energy even greater for healing, including emotional wounds. If you have any emotional wound about your physical being and body, use this energy for healing. Self-criticism, food/comfort issues, money shame, body worth and beauty insecurity are all perfect examples to heal yourself from. Perfect time to love yourself as you are, and get rid of your obsessions.
July 11, Saturday
Venus will be making an opposition to North Node in Pisces. Think about the month of February and remember if you started a relationship, whether friendship, business partnership or romantic, made an agreement, or made a financial choice. If you did so, then around Saturday, you may likely see the full reality of it and clearly realize what it has become, where it serves you and where it harms you.
This energy also signifies endings, decrease and separation as well. So it may mark an ending of an agreement or relationship, or a form of adjustment to it where an old version comes to an end, the unnecessary weights are being dropped, and a new one begins. You may also feel the need and desire to sell some material possessions you have which are not serving you anymore.
This is neither beneficial nor adverse energy. It depends on how you use it. Remember that the perfectionist energy is up in the air, and be fair to yourself and everyone involved. But regardless, it is a great energy for cleaning up your home, storage or garage.
Stay safe.
You have got this,
Matt